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(IAAC) Obj: NGC659 - Inst: 200mm Newtonian

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Subject: (IAAC) Obj: NGC659 - Inst: 200mm Newtonian
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Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2003 07:32:08 -0500 (EST)
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Observation Poster: Kim Gowney <kapeji@sniffout.com>

Observer: Kim Gowney
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 10 Jan 2003 20:00 UT
Location of site: UK West Wales (Lat , Elev )
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 5.5 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 5 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: Minor - crescent or far from object
Instrument: 200mm Newtonian
Magnification: 100, 200
Filter(s): None
Object(s): NGC659
Category: Open cluster.
Class: III 1 p
Constellation: Cas
Data: mag 7.9  size 5'
Position: RA 01:44  DEC +60:41
Description:
About 10 stars scattered about the field not really standing out as a cluster visually, this could be because the moon (first Quater) had washed out the fainter stars of the cluster.
A Herschel 400 Object
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